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Caregiver Advisory Program

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•July 24, 2024•

Mid-Illinois Senior Services, Inc. offers Caregiver Advisory Programs that covers caregivers & grandparents or other relatives raising grandchildren/children in Moultrie, Douglas and Shelby Counties.

Caregiver support groups meet the first Thursday of the month at Mid-Illinois Senior Services in Sullivan at 1:00-2:30pm and the second Thursday of the month at 9:00am at the Arthur Public Library.

Grandparents/relatives raising grandchildren/children program meet the first Thursday of the month at Mid-Illinois Senior Services in Sullivan 2:30-3:30pm.

Windsor upcoming events

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•July 24, 2024•

Windsor Elementary is offering even more events for the summer. July 26th there will be the Scoville Mobile Zoo at the Elementary School. Scoville Mobile Zoo offers a safe but close exploration and education of animals that children can experience first hand. From educational courses to fun facts, Scoville Mobile Zoo has many activities for the children to not waste a moment with the animals. August 2nd the University of Illinois will be in Windsor with the science bus, a mobile laboratory where children can learn fun science facts and do experiments. All programs will be provided at the school during lunch, from 11am to 1pm.

Watermelon eating winners

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•July 17, 2024•

All winners from ages 0-4: 1st: Lennox Cain Sullivan, 2nd: Brilynn Wilson Sullivan, 3rd:Ryker Marion Mattoon. All winners from ages 5-7: 1st: Zavaya Warren Sullivan, 2nd: Stella Vansdale Decatur, 3rd: Nora Weaver Sullivan. All winners from ages 8-10: 1st: Beau Foust Sullivan, IL; 1st: Nakia Hogan Sullivan, IL; 2nd: Charolette Cannon Sullivan, IL; 3rd: Zander Cain Sullivan, IL All winners from ages 11-14: 1st: Aggie Foust, 2nd: Emery Hicks Charlotte, NC; 3rd: Keegan Weaver Sullivan. All winners from ages 15-17: 1st: Sarina Vogel Sullivan, 2nd: Emily Miller Sullivan, 3rd: Addison Stollard Sullivan. All winners from ages 18 and over: 1st: Bryce Cannon Sullivan, 2nd: Jolene Matheson Sullivan, 3rd: Sean Tidwell, Sullivan.

Pre-K Camps

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•July 17, 2024•

The SDS Preschool is offering pre-k childrens summer camps every Tuesday this summer, starting at 9am and running until 11:30. These camps will be hosted by Teacher Miss Jeannie Ruppert and held at the Sullivan Dance Studio. Campers and parents should expect engaging and fun activities, small class sizes and learning. The fee is $20 per camp. The Preschool mission states, “Providing a nurturing environment that promotes learning and development of the whole child, including spiritual, social, and academic”. The remaining camps for this summer are: 7/23- Rainbow Reading, 7/30- Sweet Shapes and 8/6- Super Science.

Mobile Food Pantry

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•July 17, 2024•

The C.E.F.S Moultrie County Food Pantry is hosting a mobile food pantry in Lovington On July 23rd, from 10am to noon. Register and sign up by July 19th. For more information of questions contact (217)-728-7721.

Music Festival

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•July 17, 2024•

The Sullivan First United Methodist Church will be hosting a family friendly music festival on July 20th at 216 West Jefferson in Sullivan. There will be live music, food and children’s actives offered during the festival. Food venders will be none other than Eddie’s Taco and Tropical Sno: Hawaiian Shaved Ice. The festival will run from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Community Blood Drive

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•July 10, 2024•

Monarch Manufacturing Inc. will host a Community Blood Drive with ImpactLife, the provider of blood components for local hospitals. The blood drive will be from 12:00 to 3:30 pm on Monday, July 22 at 1157 State Hwy 32, inside ImpactLife Donor Bus. To donate, please contact Ashley Shrode at (217) 728 2552 or visit www.bloodcenter.org and use code 71346 to locate the drive. You may also call ImpactLife to schedule at 800-747-5401. Appointments are requested. Potential donors must be at least 17 years of age (16 with parental permission form available through www.bloodcenter.org) and weigh more than 110 pounds. A photo I.D. is required to donate. For questions about eligibility, please call ImpactLife at (800) 747 5401. Donors who last gave blood on or before 5/27/24 are eligible to give at this drive.

36th Annual Walleye Festival

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•July 10, 2024•

Findlay is hosting the 36th Annual Walleye festival on July 26th and 27th starting on Friday at 5pm with non-stop events until midnight, where the beer tent will then close for the night. Saturday is the main event, hosting most of the family friendly fun. There will be a total of six live bands, a car show, beer tent, bags tourney, tractor pull, police meet and greet, local celebrity dunk tank, inflatables, face painting and much much more. Acting Grand Marshalls for this year is Jack Getz and Butch Wagner. The parade is open to everyone, professional floats or even just dog walking, Findlay welcomes and encourages all to join in on the parade. Parade lineup starts at 8:30am at OVMS and begins at 10am. If you have questions or need more information contact Ronnie George at (217)-259-4820.

Breast Cancer benefit

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•July 10, 2024•

There will be a breast cancer benefit for Krissy Davis on Friday July 26th from 6 to 10pm at the Sullivan American Legion. There will be a raffle, silent auction, music, food, t-shirts and a bags tournament. Teams must register in advance by calling Sheri at (217)-254-3327. The bags tournaments is teams of two and is double elimination, the games will start at 4 pm.

Concert

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•July 10, 2024•

Collage of Faith will be in concert on Saturday, July 13 at 6 pm at Allenville Christian Church, 201 Allen Street in Allenville. Following the concert there will be finger food fellowship. A love offering will be collected.